Today is our second day in Dublin. After having breakfast, we walked to the Christ Church Cathedral. Christ Church Cathedral is located in the former heart of medieval Dublin, next to Wood Quay at the end of Lord Edward Street. When we were couple blocks away from the Cathedral, we could already hear the bells chiming--clanging and melodious. Soon, we reached the Cathedral. Like most of the churches we had already visited in Ireland, the Christ Church Cathedral is majestic, historic, and well organized. As soon as I walked into the cathedral, I was amazed by its beauty and its strong religious feeling. I was thinking that it would be great if I can go to this church every Sunday. As the Holy Eucharist starts, the priests, acolytes, preacher and choir walked into the church. Although the chorus is full of well-trained singers, the songs did not touch me as it would in Old Donation Church. I think it is because they were singing a lot of challenging songs that most people could not really follow them. The sermon was about the concept of being a Christian. According to the priest, a person is not really a christian only because he/she was baptized. The true christian is someone who follows Jesus and behaves like Jesus. I absolutely agree with the priest. I think not only christian, every position we have in this world is not about if we are given the name of the position but if we act what we suppose to act and take our responsibilities.
In the afternoon, we went to shopping on a shopping street in Dublin called Grafton Street. The street was crowded. I met people from all over the world who come and visit Dublin. Since we do not have a lot money to spend, I shopped at a souvenir store and bought gifts to my family.
Today was a long day for all of us. After we got back from shopping, everyone took a nap and got refreshed. Everyday in Ireland is different and exciting. As it getting closer to the returning day, I think most of us are a little bit sad and do not want to leave.
Junru Xue